Cuba/Dominican Republic/Haiti/Jamaica/Puerto Rico research organizer
Name of country: Jamaica
When was your country founded? 1494
When was slavery outlawed in your country? 1834
Current leader of your country’s government? Portia Simpson Miller
US state closest in geographical size to your country:
Highest point: 2256m
Current population: 2,889,187
Most important three exports: alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels
GDP/Capita last year: 9000
GDP/Capita in year 2000:
Revenue from tourism in most recent year:
Most important industries (in order): tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications
Richest person in country: Michael Lee Chin
Most recent war, civil war, or revolution: 6 August 1962 from UK
Name of most popular newspaper: Jamaica Observer
Most popular sports team: Cricket
Most popular food: Rice,Peas and Chicken and Ackee and Saltfish, Jerked Chicken, Jerked Pork, Festival.
Average yearly temperature:
Literacy rate: 87.9%
Life expectancy at birth: 73.43 years
Median age: 24.24 years
Gini Index: 45.5
Government Budget for most recent year: revenues 3.982 billion, expenditures: $4.744 billion
Government deficit: -5.2% GDP
Total public debt: 126.5% GDP
Unemployment rate: 12.7%
Electricity consumption per capita: 6.4 billion kwh
Oil consumption per capita: 63,000 bbl/day
HIV/AIDS adult prevalency rate: 1.7%
Infant mortality rate: 14.3 deaths/1000 live births
Most popular writer from last 60 years: Alecia McKenzie
Most popular singer/musician from last 50 years:
Current most popular musician: But Kartel
Biggest environmental concerns
Cell phones per capita in use: 3.103 million
Airports with paved runways: 12
% of GDP spent on military: 0.6% GDP
What makes this country unique?
Significant ethnic or religious groups:
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
Cuba/Dominican Republic/Haiti/Jamaica/Puerto Rico research organizer
Name of country: Dominican Republic
When was your country founded? 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
When was slavery outlawed in your country?
Current leader of your country’s government?
US state closest in geographical size to your country: 48,670 sq kmslightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
Current population: 10,088,598
Most important three exports: ferronickel, sugar, gold
GDP/Capita last year: $9,300 (2011 est.)
GDP/Capita in year 2000: $9,000 (2010 est.)
Revenue from tourism in most recent year
Most important industries (in order): tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco
Richest person in country
Most recent war, civil war, or revolution: 1492
Name of most popular newspaper
Most popular sports team Baseball is by far the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic.
Most popular food"La Bandera"
Average yearly temperature25 °C (77 °F_)
Literacy rate 87%
Life expectancy at birth: 77.44 years
Median age: 26.1 years
Gini Index: 48.4
Government Budget for most recent year: revenues $8.072 billion, expenditures $9.496 billion (2011 est.)
Government deficit: -2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
Total public debt: 36.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
Unemployment rate: 13.3% (2011 est.)
Electricity consumption per capita: 12.87 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Oil consumption per capita: 119,000 bbl/day (1 January 2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalency rate: 0.9% (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Most popular writer from last 60 years
Most popular singer/musician from last 50 years Mr. Dominican, Heavy Papi , Noztra, Don Miguelo, Mike El Beta, Santo Nova, O.G. Black
Current most popular musician El Secreto, Doble T y Croke, Vakero
Biggest environmental concerns
Cell phones per capita in use: 8.893 million (2010)
Airports with paved runwaystotal: 16
% of GDP spent on military: 0.7% of GDP (2009)
What makes this country unique? 1. First Catholic Church of the New World ( El Castillo near Puerto Plata)2. First University of The Americas ( UASD) located in Santo Domingo.3. First house of C. Columbus (El Castillo near Puerto Plata)4. Highest point of the Caribbean ( Pico Duarte 3.300m)5. Lowest point of the Caribbean ( Lago Enriquillo - 34m)6. The flag with the bible on it (unique in the world)7. The unique mating place for the humpback whales (Samana bay)8. The only island with a desert.
Significant ethnic or religious groups: Mixed 73%, European 16%, African origin 11%
Name of country: Jamaica
When was your country founded? 1494
When was slavery outlawed in your country? 1834
Current leader of your country’s government? Portia Simpson Miller
US state closest in geographical size to your country:
Highest point: 2256m
Current population: 2,889,187
Most important three exports: alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, wearing apparel, mineral fuels
GDP/Capita last year: 9000
GDP/Capita in year 2000:
Revenue from tourism in most recent year:
Most important industries (in order): tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications
Richest person in country: Michael Lee Chin
Most recent war, civil war, or revolution: 6 August 1962 from UK
Name of most popular newspaper: Jamaica Observer
Most popular sports team: Cricket
Most popular food: Rice,Peas and Chicken and Ackee and Saltfish, Jerked Chicken, Jerked Pork, Festival.
Average yearly temperature:
Literacy rate: 87.9%
Life expectancy at birth: 73.43 years
Median age: 24.24 years
Gini Index: 45.5
Government Budget for most recent year: revenues 3.982 billion, expenditures: $4.744 billion
Government deficit: -5.2% GDP
Total public debt: 126.5% GDP
Unemployment rate: 12.7%
Electricity consumption per capita: 6.4 billion kwh
Oil consumption per capita: 63,000 bbl/day
HIV/AIDS adult prevalency rate: 1.7%
Infant mortality rate: 14.3 deaths/1000 live births
Most popular writer from last 60 years: Alecia McKenzie
Most popular singer/musician from last 50 years:
Current most popular musician: But Kartel
Biggest environmental concerns
Cell phones per capita in use: 3.103 million
Airports with paved runways: 12
% of GDP spent on military: 0.6% GDP
What makes this country unique?
Significant ethnic or religious groups:
Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)
Cuba/Dominican Republic/Haiti/Jamaica/Puerto Rico research organizer
Name of country: Dominican Republic
When was your country founded? 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
When was slavery outlawed in your country?
Current leader of your country’s government?
US state closest in geographical size to your country: 48,670 sq kmslightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire
Highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
Current population: 10,088,598
Most important three exports: ferronickel, sugar, gold
GDP/Capita last year: $9,300 (2011 est.)
GDP/Capita in year 2000: $9,000 (2010 est.)
Revenue from tourism in most recent year
Most important industries (in order): tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco
Richest person in country
Most recent war, civil war, or revolution: 1492
Name of most popular newspaper
Most popular sports team Baseball is by far the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic.
Most popular food"La Bandera"
Average yearly temperature25 °C (77 °F_)
Literacy rate 87%
Life expectancy at birth: 77.44 years
Median age: 26.1 years
Gini Index: 48.4
Government Budget for most recent year: revenues $8.072 billion, expenditures $9.496 billion (2011 est.)
Government deficit: -2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
Total public debt: 36.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
Unemployment rate: 13.3% (2011 est.)
Electricity consumption per capita: 12.87 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Oil consumption per capita: 119,000 bbl/day (1 January 2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalency rate: 0.9% (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Most popular writer from last 60 years
Most popular singer/musician from last 50 years Mr. Dominican, Heavy Papi , Noztra, Don Miguelo, Mike El Beta, Santo Nova, O.G. Black
Current most popular musician El Secreto, Doble T y Croke, Vakero
Biggest environmental concerns
Cell phones per capita in use: 8.893 million (2010)
Airports with paved runwaystotal: 16
% of GDP spent on military: 0.7% of GDP (2009)
What makes this country unique?
1. First Catholic Church of the New World ( El Castillo near Puerto Plata)2. First University of The Americas ( UASD) located in Santo Domingo.3. First house of C. Columbus (El Castillo near Puerto Plata)4. Highest point of the Caribbean ( Pico Duarte 3.300m)5. Lowest point of the Caribbean ( Lago Enriquillo - 34m)6. The flag with the bible on it (unique in the world)7. The unique mating place for the humpback whales (Samana bay)8. The only island with a desert.
Significant ethnic or religious groups:
Mixed 73%,
European 16%,
African origin 11%
compare/contrast
expenditures 4.744 billion
expenditures 9.496 billion